Infinite Loop Break

[Dave180]

Unless there is one I've not noticed, it would be useful to have a facility to terminate an efs that has gone into an infinite loop. Obviously the offending efs would have to be identified, but that can't be too difficult.

[Doji3333]

it would be great, but I don't know of an feature like this.

I've created loops that never end by mistake and they can be a real pain.

B

[Guest]

Re: Infinite Loop Break

Hi Dave180,

There are some built in protections, a very nice one was discussed in this link.

Originally posted by Dave180
Unless there is one I've not noticed, it would be useful to have a facility to terminate an efs that has gone into an infinite loop. Obviously the offending efs would have to be identified, but that can't be too difficult.

I have coded some infinite loops as well, and I am in agreement that they can be painful to recover from. FWIW, when using reloadEFS() or coding recursive functions (where I can get into the infinite loop situation) there are three things that have helped me.

1) My default template does not auto load the efs I am working on. This prevents the problem efs from running after re-Start.

2) When dealing with a problematic loop I will create a counter (global or local, it all depends) that increments itself each iteration. I will test the variable and throw an error or use a break statement after an excessive number of iterations to regain control. I will not do this every time, but on a case by case basis.

3) Using debugPrintln and opening the formulaoutput.log file in the eSignal folder before re-Starting eSignal can provide clues as to the cause(s) of the infinite loop.

This is how I have handled infinite loops and has kept me out trouble (knock on wood).